Gloria Anzalda, from Borderlands, and Alicia Elliott, "Half Breed: An Autobiography in Five Parts"

Gloria Anzaldua and Alicia Elliott describe North American identities that combine elements of white, English-speaking culture and non-white cultures. This kind of identity is often referred to as "hybridity." What effect does their sense of belonging to two cultural worlds have on their understanding of who they are? Support your response with quotations from the texts.